Sange Muzhangu
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| Sange Muzhangu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Neelakantan |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | S. Ramakrishnan |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Valli Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sange Muzhangu (transl. Blow the conch shell) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran, with S. A. Ashokan, Lakshmi, Cho Ramaswamy, among others enacting supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film. It is a remake of the Bengali film Jiban Mrityu.[3]
Plot
Murugan is an innocent man who meets Latha at an airport. They start off with a fight but then fall in love. He is also a fugitive who is involved in the murder of his employer by Natarajan and Varagaswamy. With help from Pratap Singh, he takes the place of Kripal Singh, who is Pratap's sister's son scheduled to appear for IPS from London, who had died in an accident. He writes and clears the exams and is assigned to investigate Murugan's case. He takes up the role, investigates, and in the end exposes the real culprits.[citation needed]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Murugan, (alais Mohammed and alias Kirpal Singh) |
| Lakshmi | as Latha, Murugan's lover |
| T. K. Bhagavathi | as Pratap Singh, Latha's father |
| V. K. Ramasamy | as Varagaswamy, an Advocate and Natarajan's friend |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Natarajan, the director |
| V. S. Raghavan | as Dhayalan, the jeweler, the foster father of Murugan and Sivagami |
| Cho Ramaswamy | as Cinthamani, Murugan's friend |
| C. R. Parthiban | as D.I.G. of Police[4] |
| Jaya Kausalya (Baby Jaya Gowsalya) | as Sivagami, Murugan's sister |
| G. Sakunthala | as Visalam, Varagaswamy's wife |
| 'Baby' Sridevi | as Sivagami (child) |
| Karikol Raju | as |
| K. D. Santhanam | as The judge in the final scene |
| Kallapart Natarajan | as Sekhar, Murugan's brother-in-law |
| S. V. Ramadas | as The aggressor of the airport |
| K. Kannan | as |
| Gundu Karuppiah | as Thangasamy |
| S. Rama Rao | as Varagaswamy's junior |
| Kumari Nirmala | as Sivagami |
| Master Babu | as Murugan (child) |
| T. K. S. Chandran | as Mohan, Dayalan's son |
| Helen | as cabaret dancer |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5]
All lyrics are written by Kannadasan
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pombala Sirichapochu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:37 |
| 2. | "Irandu Kangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 03:20 |
| 3. | "Naam Solliththara" | L. R. Eswari | 03:18 |
| 4. | "Naalu Perukku (Ullathil)" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:30 |
| 5. | "Thamizhil Athu Oru" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:01 |
| 6. | "Silar Kudippathupole" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 03:34 |
References
- Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archivedfrom the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archivedfrom the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "'Jackson Durai' remembered". The Hindu. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Sange Muzhangu (1972)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
External links
- Sange Muzhangu at IMDb
